Serge-Michel Sainte-Rose

Avanade is the only global IT solutions consultancy dedicated to using the Microsoft platform to help enterprises achieve profitable growth. Through proven solutions that extend Microsoft technologies, Avanade helps enterprises increase revenue, reduce costs and reinvest in innovation to gain competitive advantage
Avanade Corp : M$500 revenues, 5.000 employees globally, €30M revenues, 200 employees in France.

IT Consultant and Program Manager (Desktop Deployment Team Lead): led project teams of up to carry out deployment projects (pre-sales, design, quality control, budgets, customer relationships, etc…) Guided the careers of 5 consultants. Reporting to the Practice Director and the Delivery Manager

Completed several IT projects for major international companies:
- Upgraded 23,000 workstations for Total E&P (1,100 man-days)
- Rolled out 5,000 new workstations for Euroclear in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands – won the contract after submitting a proposal (900 man-days)

Helped create a Microsoft Business Solutions division:
- Outlined all Axapta and CRM architecture
- Enabled the company to become a Microsoft Gold Partner by obtaining Axapta certification
- Boosted the company’s recognition among Microsoft Business Solutions integrators
- Designed and implemented a Microsoft CRM system for the Belgian post office

Sector: Computer services

Advised companies on systems and networks, electronic document archiving, becoming a Sage software certified reseller, etc.

 Hired by IBM and Avanade to lead a nation-wide rollout of servers (180 for RTE and 800 for EDF) and workstations (6,000 for RTE and 40,000 for EDF)
 Migrated a global infrastructure for Total (250 servers and 15,000 clients)

Sector: Computer services

Disposable packaging distributor, €500k revenues, 4 employees


- Started the business in 1994, turned profitable in just two years, and generated €500k revenues by 2000
- Bought out a competitor in 1999 in order to penetrate a new market
- Obtained a national listing with the Métro supermarket chain
- Was consistently re-appointed as manager for six years, due to solid financial performance

Sector: Trade - Industrial Wholesale Trade